We spent 13 nights and fourteen days on the Thomsen River, camping by the river each night. Some days we stayed two nights at a location so as to have more time to hike back from the river.

The picture at the left was taken from the airplane on our return flight.

Privacy in the outdoors is hard to find on Banks Island. Right, Jackie holds some t.p. before retreating to the most private spot available.

Above, Jackie, Bud, and Patrick taking naps.

Left, the cloud formations were awesome due to the strong Arctic winds.

The mosquitoes were more numerous than usual for Banks as a result of the lower than usual winds and higher temperatures. However, it was still much better than our prior two Arctic trips. Nevertheless, Jackie considers herself an attractive dinner for mosquitoes and took precautions a few times.

Our guides, David Quinn and Charlie, caught Arctic Char on three occasions and cooked some marvelous fish dinners.